First Daughter is the second picture to come out this year portraying the life of a fictitious first daughter of an American president. The first, "Chasing Liberty," was a flop. That film’s performance led to the decision to delay the release of "First Daughter."

Director Forest Whitaker delivers a light hearted film that predictably follows an 18- year-old first daughter struggling to live a normal existence as a college freshman, while continually being followed by the Secret Service. There is the sassy roommate, the stares from the star struck classmates and the obligatory awkward moments that come from having several armed shadows always in tow.

The film begins as bubblegum and never really goes very deep but is still somewhat enjoyable nonetheless. A romance develops that has a twist that nobody seemed to see coming at my screening, complete with a quote that was more powerful in context than Keaton uttering "I am Batman."

This film does make you realize that in modern American society the public is often more interested in seeing scandals involving the Bush twins gone wild than dealing with the possibility that we have a misguided foreign policy leading us into world war. But as far as the target audience is concerned, the White House is just the setting of the moment for a father learning to let go as his daughter falls in love.

It does surprise me a bit that Hollywood keeps coming out with fictional stories about the modern day White House. Historically the silver screen has been a great way for the masses to escape the harsh realities of a world at war and I’m not sure that hanging around at the White House really allows for that.